GA0805 - E 98 - Washington County, TN
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member vhasler
N 36° 25.764 W 082° 33.253
17S E 360680 N 4032699
Benchmark flush with black-topped drive of 1436 Fordtown residence right at Washington-Sullivan County line.
Waymark Code: WM52Z3
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 11/02/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Volcanoguy
Views: 6

Official description: DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1935 4.2 MI SW FROM FORDTOWN. IN WASHINGTON COUNTY, 4.2 MILES SOUTHWEST ALONG THE GREENEVILLE ROAD FROM THE CLINCHFIELD, CAROLINA AND OHIO RAILWAY STATION AT FORDTOWN, SULLIVAN COUNTY, AT THE CHASE RESIDENCE, 12 YARDS WEST OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE ROAD, 12 YARDS NORTH OF THE CORNER OF THE PORCH, 3 YARDS SOUTHEAST OF A WIRE FENCE, AND LEVEL WITH THE ROAD. A STANDARD DISK, STAMPED E 98 1935 AND SET IN THE TOP OF A CONCRETE POST.

On Fordtown Road.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: E 98 1935

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk

County: Washington County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Sullivan Gardens

Special category (optional): Not listed

Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used

Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]

NGS PID: GA0805

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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